Sep 4, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald drove from his twelfth place starting position to finish fourth in the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in the eleventh K&N Pro Series East race this season. It was the second visit to the “Old House of Racing” this season with MacDonald taking the checkers in eighth place in the March race. Monday’s Labor Day finish solidifies Eddie Mac’s fourth place standing in the point’s race trailing third place by only four points with four races remaining.
The Grimm Construction Chevy/Multiple Sclerosis Chevy qualified twelfth in the 23 car field in 21.051 sec. around the flat half mile oval. Eddie Mac ran seventh fastest in the first practice session and ran 19th on old tires in the second practice saying, “The car ran well in the first practice and we knew we would be okay for the race. We qualified in twelfth and that is about what we expected. The important thing on this track is to save your tires for the end. The drivers that do that the best will be there at the end of the race.” (more…)
Sep 4, 2013 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, PASS, Touring Series News, White Mountain
North Woodstock, NH – Joey Doiron and the 73 Wild Willy’s Burgers/JBJ Machine team went to northern New Hampshire this past weekend for a double header at White Mountain Motorsports Park. After the feature event was rained out the last time the PASS North Series made their trip to the track, it would be two 150 lap events in one day. Doiron was able to do the unthinkable, and dominate both races to the win.
“We’ve been knocking on the door every week and lead a lot of laps but to finally get back into Victory Lane is huge for us,” Doiron said after the wins, “We tried something different today with our setup and it worked out, this team is great and we scored max points today, can’t ask for much more.”
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Sep 3, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, NE Racing News, Schedules
LOU MODESTINO’S NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SCHEDULE FOR 9/4-9/8/13
Wednesday, 9/4/13
Denny’s Restaurant(W. Greenwich, RI, I-95 Ex. 70-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Elk’s Club(Rt. 53 Weymouth, MA)-Spindles Cruise Night, Hot Rods, Food, Music, Fun,
5:30 p.m.
Cardi’s Furniture(Rt. 1A, Attleboro, MA)-Cruise Night, 5 p..
New England Dragway(Epping, NH)-Street Night, 5 p.m.
Waterford Speedbowl(CT)-Wild N’ Wacky Stockcar Racing, 7 pm.
Thursday, 9/5/13
Moose Family Center(244 Fuller Rd., Chicopee, MA)-Cruise Night, 6 p.m.-Dusk.
Misquamicut beach(Atlantic Ave., Westerly, RI0-Cruise Night, 5 p.m.
Patriot Place(RT 1, Foxborough, MA)-Cruise Night MA Cruisers, Food, Music, 50/50 Raffle, Car Of The Show, 5 p.m. -Dusk.
Susi Q’s Place(208 Plainfield Pike, N. Scituate, RI)-Cruise Night, DJ, 4-9 p.m.
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Sep 2, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – It was “Back to School” Night at Lee USA Speedway on Friday, with dozens of school kids getting to ride with their favorite race drivers around “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed” prior to the beginning of the night’s racing action.
With the championship season quickly winding down, all of Lee’s weekly divisions were in action, with second place points man Mike Netishen scoring his third win of the 2013 campaign in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block Supermodified 30-lap Benson Lumber and hardware-sponsored main event.
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Sep 2, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
Barre, VT – Travis Stearns of Auburn, Maine scored his first career American Canadian Tour victory in one of the biggest races on the 2013 schedule. The rookie held off eight-time ACT Champion Brian Hoar to claim the win in the 35th Annual VT Foodbank Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road on Sunday, September 1.
Two-time Thunder Road Champion Dave Pembroke led the entire first half of the 200 lap event, building a large lead through lap traffic before the second caution flag of the event flew on lap 116. Every lead lap car took advantage of the caution period to visit pit road for fresh right side tires. Hoar and Stearns were the first two cars back onto the race track claiming the first and second positions but starting 4th and 5th respectively on the ensuing restart. Pembroke stalled on the exit of pit road and could not get the car refired sending him to the tail of the field.
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Sep 2, 2013 | Granite State Series, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Riverside Speedway, Touring Series News
On Saturday night September 7th, the Granite State Pro Stock Series will invade the high banked ¼ mile of the Riverside Speedway in Groveton NH. This will mark the first visit to Riverside for the GSPSS. “We are looking forward to bringing Pro Stock/Super Late Model racing back to Riverside”, stated series president Mike Parks A limited number of teams have turned laps on the ¼ mile but all and all it will be a first for 90% of the teams.
Current point leader Jeremy Davis hopes to turn his recent string of bad luck around, Davis holds a slim 7 point lead over defending Thompson Speedway champion Mike O’Sullivan. As with Davis, O’Sullivan has struggled over the last couple of events. Third place point man Matt Frahm has been on a roll over the last few events and has turned the most laps on the ¼ mile oval, Frahm is one of the favorites for the event. Rounding out the top 5 in the point standings is former Oxford 250 champion Larry Gelinas and longtime Pro Stock competitor Mike Parks.
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